The Brazilian Grand Prix 2007 was the 17th round of the 2007 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 21st.
Kimi Räikkönen won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Felipe Massa, who originally had the pole position, and Fernando Alonso completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 8 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Adrian Sutil, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 43, Rubens Barrichello, and Jenson Button, both suffered an engine malfunction, Heikki Kovalainen, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 35, Sebastian Vettel, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 34, Mark Webber, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 14, and Sakon Yamamoto, and Giancarlo Fisichella, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.
Brakes
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Adrian SutilLap 43
Engine
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 40
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Jenson ButtonLap 20
Accident
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Heikki KovalainenLap 35
Hydraulics
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Sebastian VettelLap 34
Gearbox
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Mark WebberLap 14
Collision
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Sakon YamamotoLap 2
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 2
Qualifying
Felipe Massa managed to get the pole position by 0.151 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:11.931. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Lewis Hamilton.
Track evolution
As the qualifying session went on, with the track rubbering in, and the drivers testing the limits of the grip of their cars, the times per lap dropped, and 15 out of the 16 drivers that took place in Q2 were able to improve their times.
The Q3 is the time were all the remaining drivers put all their cards on the table, even those with a superior car who might have been managing their times in Q1 and Q2 push their cars to the limit in Q3. That being said, the changing conditions of the track made it difficult to find these limits, and only 3 drivers were able to improve their Q2 times.